quote: "Sources from inside Sony have told me that they are going to try to unify all their recent dumb moves by creating a rootkit which only affects the computers of black people. It's going to retail for $1000, but being the latest in racist spyware technology you will be PRIVILEGED to get it for that cheap.
I am personally very excited by this development. If Sony succeeds, they should finally meet their goal of being hated by everyone!"
You had left off the parts where Sony will review all games as a 10 out of 10 by fake critics, bundle DRM so prohibitive that you can only play your $50 BD-Rom movies on days that end with 'r', and that game rentals will be a thing of the past thanks to digital distribution. (Also a thing of the past is the purchasing and selling of used games.) Oh, and MicroSoft will follow them on all of these business decisions!
My problem is complying with the rebate offer. Having to cut the bar code or product logo. Requiring my original sales reciept. (I hope nothing was purchased on that receipt.) And having to fill out the rebate forms. Then paying to stamp and send them all this information. The last two rebates I've sent in for took over 8 weeks to be returned. And both used a 3rd party web company where I could track my status. Both times the status showed rejected because of "multiple offers from the same address." Which wasn't true. This peaks my suspicions, and though I havn't been shorted my due monies, it leaves me siding with the people who call scam.
That would suggest that in 2004 the EU had regulations for how an Operating System is supposed to be shipped with-in their boundaries. IMHO, the EU has pulled this mandate out of thin air. I could be mistaken if someone should find such regulations! And they only decided to pull this trick because MS has money. I'm sure there are better battles to fight, but only this one has the promise of a large monetary payoff. I would also like to see their justifying this case by exactly how many EU businesses were affected by MS bundling a media player with the OS.
It wouldn't be that giant. (Holds 2 fingers parallel) The Sun is only this big from my side of the Earth. The shade just needs to be about that size then. And I would like it to be adjustable. I little cooler all around the year would be good. And no more sunburns please!
Not Quake, but GL Quake!
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For me, the game wasn't on until a little later a company called 3DFX released the Voodoo graphics card. Which you could install a front end called GL Quake to play Quake with arcade quality graphics. That, was a true game revolution for me. The full 3D engine, and liquid smooth graphics. I love it!
Clearly you're suggesting that citizens dress as pirates and vandalize the corporate distribution methods of the RIAA's labels. We have a little RIAA Enlightening party where we toss CD's into a tree shredder. Where do I get my eye patch and parrot?
For reasons that you've stated, I whole heartedly feel that Sony will have a successful launch purely because of their fanatical customer base. There are people willing to pay $999 for a CPU in their computer, and there are people willing to pay $600+ for a GPU. Why wouldn't Sony find a few million customers willing to shell out for the next version of their hardware? There is a market of consumers paying extra to watch TV shows in high definition. They want to see their movies in HD as well. To these people, the system is worth it, even if the price of games is increased. Where I expect the market to cool for Sony is 3 months after launch, after the fanatical customers have taken the systems home. After the excitement is gone, and when the realism sets in. Where prices start to matter. And people take things into account such as the idea that it doesn't offer better games, only better looking.
I'll buy a Wii, and write "Play Station 3" with a Sharpie on some masking tape and throw it over the Wii logo. If it's good enough for Sony, it's good enough for me! Hey, I just saved a bundle on my next console system!
Show me a kid with HD TV in his bedroom and a PS3 connected to it, and I'll show you a bedroom that I plan to break in to a few minutes after this kid leaves for school!
Quote:My point is that I don't want to pay extra for the BR. When DVD's came out, it was all newfangled and scary. Now, it's just some, more expensive, shiny discs.
I don't want to pay for a BR player right now. Not as a stand alone unit or as part of something else.
And unless you missed the first sentence, I have a 50" DLP. I am the target audience for HD-DVD. I don't want it until there is just a single choice.
I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to replace your current DVD library with a Blu-Ray format for nearly twice the cost. Then replace the Blu-Ray with HD-DVD in 2008 if Blu-Ray fails like Beta did. And then replace both of those with direct-download services in 2009. And finally replace all that with a 1.6 TB "Holographic Optical Storage" format. You're supposed to be a consumer, so spend, consume! Don't think!
$600 for a game console is appalling. I've even gamble that you do not get a game packaged into that price either. Nor shall you take a Blu-Ray movie in exchange for your hard earned money. And I have strong suspicions that you will unfortunately have to pay extra to bring a friend along with the cost of additional controllers. For the Cadillac model of game console systems, the offer seems shockingly thin.
Your comparison to a $400 cell phone is interesting. Especially when I considered that several years ago I had happily purchased two phones for $600. My justification was that the phones could be used for emergency (and have been) and the service that I selected made them more affordable than the "freebie" phones that came with a restrictive contract. I could mention that my phones do not require an HD Monitor to the tune of $700 HDTV to view who's calling.
PS3's media capabilities are intriguing. I have heard rumors which mention Cell's power to run hundreds of HD movies simultaneously. Talk about information overload! Yet, I wonder the cost of hundreds of tuners or the array of hard drives required to feed each of those signals.
I also would be interested in Linux running on the PS3. But I dare to ask which individual has such time and talent for taking on IBM's Octopiler.
Certainly this "game console" has plenty to offer. And it could be spectacular either as a flop or a success.
No, actually, I'm quite aware of Sony's BluRay DVD drive in the PlayStation 3. I'm sure most people who are interested in this console are unable to escape that fact. It's one of the reasons why I would not buy one. And also I'm very aware of the screw-the-customers-wishes DRM attached to said drive. The price would be the other reason why I wouldn't purchase it...
Quote: "Errr... why? It is a Finnish film, made in Finland by Finns - it would follow that they develop, script and shoot in Finnish. Surely."
I guess my answer is best given as a quote from some other web site, "First of all, Finnish is currently spoken by a mere.05% of the world's population; secondly one cannot learn the language in ten easy lessons; thirdly, a large number of Finns still do not understand it."
Many of you think this is a Camera feature. But I read this as a screen cap feature. The tiny sensor's could detect a pixel on-screen and save those pixels to a single large image. Some (Blu-RAY / HD DVD) devices or applications may not allow direct capture of their images or at least are harder than others to capture. I think this might be useful in saving those moments while bypassing the use restrictions.
Encoding MP3's would mean that I have a CD in the drive, which means that I loaded the game first because of the disk key-lock anti-use crap that distributer's install on the games, and that I removed the game disk and launched some CD encoder software then inserted a music CD. I'm not likely to ALT+TAB to the desktop with some 3D game running! Especially now that games take 500+ megs of RAM to swap out. If I did, something impatient thing in the game is likely to snuff me at that very moment. And I fire my virus scans off while I'm asleep to make sure that they're not disturbing me while I play a game.
It's wonderful to have a dual-core CPU, but the marketing is all wrong. And gamers know that! I agree with you Kannibal Klown, keep the I/O for the game! Say "no thanks" to MP3's or Virus scans!
Quote: I had a friend who bought a 1st gen VCR, for ~$900. The same guy bought a 1st gen Magnavox laserdisk for ~$1000. Then a series of long defunct videogame consoles.
Had to have the new whatever, as soon as it came out.
Some people do indeed have more money than brains.
The question is, will this friend adopt HD-DVD? Or is there any jaded feelings from the past experiences that have seeded some doubt in their mind?
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Quote "I'm not paying for a screwing regardless if your a hooker in Mexicali or Sony in Japan."
That is freakin' poetic my brother! Well said.
This article is worthless without pictures!
Oh, it's simple. They will wait for Apple to release the code. Steal it. Then re-badge it as an MS product. Standard Operating Procedure.
quote: "Sources from inside Sony have told me that they are going to try to unify all their recent dumb moves by creating a rootkit which only affects the computers of black people. It's going to retail for $1000, but being the latest in racist spyware technology you will be PRIVILEGED to get it for that cheap.
I am personally very excited by this development. If Sony succeeds, they should finally meet their goal of being hated by everyone!"
You had left off the parts where Sony will review all games as a 10 out of 10 by fake critics, bundle DRM so prohibitive that you can only play your $50 BD-Rom movies on days that end with 'r', and that game rentals will be a thing of the past thanks to digital distribution. (Also a thing of the past is the purchasing and selling of used games.) Oh, and MicroSoft will follow them on all of these business decisions!
My problem is complying with the rebate offer. Having to cut the bar code or product logo. Requiring my original sales reciept. (I hope nothing was purchased on that receipt.) And having to fill out the rebate forms. Then paying to stamp and send them all this information. The last two rebates I've sent in for took over 8 weeks to be returned. And both used a 3rd party web company where I could track my status. Both times the status showed rejected because of "multiple offers from the same address." Which wasn't true. This peaks my suspicions, and though I havn't been shorted my due monies, it leaves me siding with the people who call scam.
That would suggest that in 2004 the EU had regulations for how an Operating System is supposed to be shipped with-in their boundaries. IMHO, the EU has pulled this mandate out of thin air. I could be mistaken if someone should find such regulations! And they only decided to pull this trick because MS has money. I'm sure there are better battles to fight, but only this one has the promise of a large monetary payoff. I would also like to see their justifying this case by exactly how many EU businesses were affected by MS bundling a media player with the OS.
It wouldn't be that giant. (Holds 2 fingers parallel) The Sun is only this big from my side of the Earth. The shade just needs to be about that size then. And I would like it to be adjustable. I little cooler all around the year would be good. And no more sunburns please!
For me, the game wasn't on until a little later a company called 3DFX released the Voodoo graphics card. Which you could install a front end called GL Quake to play Quake with arcade quality graphics. That, was a true game revolution for me. The full 3D engine, and liquid smooth graphics. I love it!
Now hurry and get people to help out at http://www.quakeremix.com/ !!!!!
Clearly you're suggesting that citizens dress as pirates and vandalize the corporate distribution methods of the RIAA's labels. We have a little RIAA Enlightening party where we toss CD's into a tree shredder. Where do I get my eye patch and parrot?
I bought a DVD music video of a popular band, it contained a virus.
I bought an MP3 on-line from a major site, I couldn't listen to it on my portable player.
I bought a CD from a music store, it contained a root-kit which gave hackers access to my computer.
The RIAA sued a Grand Mother for Piracy, and she didn't even own a PC.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Want me to still buy your music after all that has happened? Think again.
I cried. I cheared. I taped my toe to the beat and even clapped at the end. Bravo!
Yes! Thank-you! Serious Sam is a great example of an upstart having a solid game.
Far-Cry is another that comes to my mind.
Before that, Presto Studio's. (Makers of Myst)
Maybe that problem is that these developers are only labled as an indie until their games blow up and become well known. Then we forget who they were.
For reasons that you've stated, I whole heartedly feel that Sony will have a successful launch purely because of their fanatical customer base. There are people willing to pay $999 for a CPU in their computer, and there are people willing to pay $600+ for a GPU. Why wouldn't Sony find a few million customers willing to shell out for the next version of their hardware? There is a market of consumers paying extra to watch TV shows in high definition. They want to see their movies in HD as well. To these people, the system is worth it, even if the price of games is increased. Where I expect the market to cool for Sony is 3 months after launch, after the fanatical customers have taken the systems home. After the excitement is gone, and when the realism sets in. Where prices start to matter. And people take things into account such as the idea that it doesn't offer better games, only better looking.
This is not news. It's demise was predicted 3 years ago at HardOCP. http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEy
I do feel bad for the investors. However I can't understand how they didn't see the warning signs.
It's called "Spore" is it not? And it's not released yet.
I'll buy a Wii, and write "Play Station 3" with a Sharpie on some masking tape and throw it over the Wii logo. If it's good enough for Sony, it's good enough for me! Hey, I just saved a bundle on my next console system!
Show me a kid with HD TV in his bedroom and a PS3 connected to it, and I'll show you a bedroom that I plan to break in to a few minutes after this kid leaves for school!
Quote: My point is that I don't want to pay extra for the BR. When DVD's came out, it was all newfangled and scary. Now, it's just some, more expensive, shiny discs.
I don't want to pay for a BR player right now. Not as a stand alone unit or as part of something else.
And unless you missed the first sentence, I have a 50" DLP. I am the target audience for HD-DVD. I don't want it until there is just a single choice.
I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to replace your current DVD library with a Blu-Ray format for nearly twice the cost. Then replace the Blu-Ray with HD-DVD in 2008 if Blu-Ray fails like Beta did. And then replace both of those with direct-download services in 2009. And finally replace all that with a 1.6 TB "Holographic Optical Storage" format. You're supposed to be a consumer, so spend, consume! Don't think!
$600 for a game console is appalling. I've even gamble that you do not get a game packaged into that price either. Nor shall you take a Blu-Ray movie in exchange for your hard earned money. And I have strong suspicions that you will unfortunately have to pay extra to bring a friend along with the cost of additional controllers. For the Cadillac model of game console systems, the offer seems shockingly thin.
Your comparison to a $400 cell phone is interesting. Especially when I considered that several years ago I had happily purchased two phones for $600. My justification was that the phones could be used for emergency (and have been) and the service that I selected made them more affordable than the "freebie" phones that came with a restrictive contract. I could mention that my phones do not require an HD Monitor to the tune of $700 HDTV to view who's calling.
PS3's media capabilities are intriguing. I have heard rumors which mention Cell's power to run hundreds of HD movies simultaneously. Talk about information overload! Yet, I wonder the cost of hundreds of tuners or the array of hard drives required to feed each of those signals.
I also would be interested in Linux running on the PS3. But I dare to ask which individual has such time and talent for taking on IBM's Octopiler.
Certainly this "game console" has plenty to offer. And it could be spectacular either as a flop or a success.
No, actually, I'm quite aware of Sony's BluRay DVD drive in the PlayStation 3. I'm sure most people who are interested in this console are unable to escape that fact. It's one of the reasons why I would not buy one. And also I'm very aware of the screw-the-customers-wishes DRM attached to said drive. The price would be the other reason why I wouldn't purchase it...
I guess my answer is best given as a quote from some other web site, "First of all, Finnish is currently spoken by a mere
http://www.mit.edu/~tahnan/finnish.html
. . . how about an English version of the film please?
Many of you think this is a Camera feature. But I read this as a screen cap feature. The tiny sensor's could detect a pixel on-screen and save those pixels to a single large image. Some (Blu-RAY / HD DVD) devices or applications may not allow direct capture of their images or at least are harder than others to capture. I think this might be useful in saving those moments while bypassing the use restrictions.
Encoding MP3's would mean that I have a CD in the drive, which means that I loaded the game first because of the disk key-lock anti-use crap that distributer's install on the games, and that I removed the game disk and launched some CD encoder software then inserted a music CD. I'm not likely to ALT+TAB to the desktop with some 3D game running! Especially now that games take 500+ megs of RAM to swap out. If I did, something impatient thing in the game is likely to snuff me at that very moment. And I fire my virus scans off while I'm asleep to make sure that they're not disturbing me while I play a game.
It's wonderful to have a dual-core CPU, but the marketing is all wrong. And gamers know that! I agree with you Kannibal Klown, keep the I/O for the game! Say "no thanks" to MP3's or Virus scans!
Had to have the new whatever, as soon as it came out.
Some people do indeed have more money than brains.
The question is, will this friend adopt HD-DVD? Or is there any jaded feelings from the past experiences that have seeded some doubt in their mind?